Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1400 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1400 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Role in story”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Online reply”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Role in story”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
ROLE IN STORY
1Role in story
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Shape on an altar”.
CHARACTER
"_____ AMERICAN COUSIN"
2"_____ AMERICAN COUSIN"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ AMERICAN COUSIN” starts with O.
OUR
COME FACE TO FACE
3Come face to face
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zone”.
MEET
_USICAL
4_USICAL
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_USICAL” go in the grid. First one: M.
M
-gnog
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-gnog” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EG
NOT EVER
6Not ever
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Parts of a forest”.
NEVER
A WHOLE BUNCH
7A whole bunch
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Voice note” first gives you its third letter.
TONS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONLINE REPLY
8Online reply
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ M _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
COMMENT
COLOR
9Color
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Come face to face”.
HUE
ZONE
10Zone
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Come face to face” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
p--lock
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--lock”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AD
SHAPE ON AN ALTAR
13Shape on an altar
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Weapons”.
CROSS
-foil
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “foil” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIN
NOT ODD
15Not odd
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Singles”.
EVEN
BACKUP OPTION
16Backup option
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Rag”.
RESERVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH-RELATED
17Earth-related
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. “A whole bunch” crosses it at the third square.
GEO
WEAPONS
18Weapons
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “GRAM___” crosses it at the third square.
ARMS
VOICE NOTE
19Voice note
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Voice note”.
VN
ASIA, WITH "THE"
20Asia, with "the"
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shape on an altar”.
EAST
PARTS OF A FOREST
21Parts of a forest
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ E _. “Not ever” crosses it at the fourth square.
TREES
TRAVEL BY CAR
22Travel by car
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ V _. “Not odd” crosses it at the fourth square.
DRIVE
GRAM___
23GRAM___
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GRAM___” go in the grid. First one: M.
MAR
SINGLES
24Singles
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not odd”.
ONES
ONE TIME
25One time
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “District of columbia” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
ALL_W
26ALL_W
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ALL_W” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
ADVANCE, BRIEFLY
27Advance, briefly
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving “Backup option” first gives you its third letter.
ADV
COLOR OF SAND
28Color of sand
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “One time”.
TAN
NOT ENOUGH
29Not enough
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
30District of columbia
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits D _. “One time” crosses it at the second square.
DC
RAG
31Rag
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rag starts with the answer.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1400 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1400 solved
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